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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011 / KELLER AUDITORIUMSCHEDULE |
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11:20-12:45pm |
Watch OBT dancers take a ballet class on stage at the Keller! |
1:30-4:30pm |
OBT's rehearsal of world premiere ballets Petrouchka and Carmen ABOUT THE SHOW |
5:00-6:15pm |
Dance Talks: The Making of a World Premiere (Keller Lobby) LEARN MORE |
Fall.ART.Live
SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
DIRECTOR PARK
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Kathi Martuza and Brett Bauer perform an excerpt from Christopher Stowell's The Sleeping Beauty at the 2010 Waterfront Concert. Photo by Blaine Truitt Covert.
WATERFRONT CONCERT WITH THE OREGON SYMPHONY
Thursday, Sept 1, 2011 / Tom McCall Waterfront Park / 1020 Naito Pkwy
Program began at 7:00pm
OBT will perform excerpts from George Balanchine's Who Cares. LEARN MORE
OBT EXPOSED
JULY 18 - 23, 2011
DIRECTOR PARK
Portland Children's Museum Free Family Night
Friday, June 3, 2011 at 5:30pm & 6:15pm
4015 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR 97221
Come see Oregon Ballet Theatre's traveling performance for children, Ballet Stage By Stage at the Portland Children's Museum. This is a rare opportunity to see performing artists up close, learn about what they do, and check out special shoes and costumes. Boys and girls will be invited to DANCE side by side with OBT artists. Don't miss this!
PORTLAND CHILDREN'S MUSEUM WEBSITE
FERTILE GROUND FESTIVAL / JANUARY 20 - 30, 2011
What is Fertile Ground?
Fertile Ground 2011 is a ten-day arts festival celebrating new work by Portland artists. This year’s festival will feature over 50 Portland-generated new works, along with a myriad of other arts events from Portland’s creative community. From fully-staged world premieres in theatre, to ensemble and collaborative driven work, dance, comedy, visual art and film, this festival spans the spectrum of creative endeavor and seeds the next generation of creation through artist conversations, workshops, lunchtime readings and more.
Oregon Ballet Theatre staff and dancers will be participating in world premiere works all over town on seven of the ten days of the festival. See below for a guide on where to find us at the festival! Click the title links for more information or to buy tickets.
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTIONS & SCHEDULE
David Saffert's Birthday Bashstravaganza
Curious Comedy Theatre (5225 NE M L King Blvd)
January 21st: David Saffert's Birthday Bashtravaganza (8 p.m.)
January 22nd: David Saffert's Birthday Bashtravaganza (8 p.m.)Pianist (and OBT accompanist) David Saffert celebrates his birthday in style with a live show featuring a dazzling array of musicians, actors, comedians and dancers. Soloist Steven Houser and Company Artists Lucas Threefoot and Javier Ubell will be performing their own choreography. TICKETS & INFO
That Was the River, This Is the Sea
The Art Department (417 SE 11th Avenue)
January 24th / With Postshow Talkback / 6 pm
January 25th / 6 pm
January 26th / 6 pm
January 27th / 6 pm
January 28th: That Was the River, This Is the Sea and . . . ballet? Joint Event With Afterparty / 7 pmThis world premiere staged reading is a bilingual, multimedia collaboration by Claire Willett (OBT Grants Manager) and Gilberto Martin del Campo (King Florestan, OBT’s The Sleeping Beauty). When Leo takes his American girlfriend Rose to Mexico for his sister's wedding, she is ecstatic to meet his family for the first time. But she finds herself in the middle of a family conflict when Leo's cousin Javier skips the wedding. Leo and Javier have not spoken in years, though nobody can tell her why. Determined to mend the rift and get answers, Rose digs relentlessly into Leo's family history. But what she finds may change their relationship — and their lives — forever. As Leo's past and his future are drawn inexorably towards each other, a Greek chorus of Mexican aunts and uncles guide the audience on a journey through two countries and into the furthest reaches of the human heart. TICKETS & INFO
. . . ballet?
The Art Department (417 SE 11th Avenue)
January 25th: . . . ballet? (8:30 p.m.)
January 27th: . . . ballet? (8:30 p.m.)
January 28th: That Was the River, This Is the Sea and . . . ballet? Joint Event With Afterparty (7 p.m.)Soloist Candace Bouchard and Company Artist Christian Squires share three evenings at The Art Department. Christian explores vulnerability as the place where the creation of art exists. Using speech and movement to pull audiences into that delicate space with him, his new work draws inspiration from the phrases you'd like to share with a loved one that you just don't let yourself say. Candace, creator of OBT Uprising, is currently fixated on a dancer's physical relationship with their surroundings, tools and even music. Working with composer Sean Flinn, she'll focus on the use of art to grasp at wisps of memory before they fade, immortalizing the most perfect morsels of life. TICKETS & INFO
A Ghost In the Room With Us
Conduit (918 SW Yamhill, 4th Floor)
January 26th: A Ghost In the Room With Us (7 p.m.)
January 30th: A Ghost In the Room With Us (6 p.m.)Former Principal Dancer and current SOBT staff member Gavin Larsen steps into Phase II of Incorporamento, a collaboration with poet David Biespiel and musician Joshua Pearl which debuted at last year's Fertile Ground Festival. Challenging and allowing audiences to interpret performance in a new way, A Ghost In the Room With Us explores recollection, introspection, and meditative reverie, using art as a way to communicate with another part of oneself. TICKETS & INFO
OREGON DAYS OF CULTURE: OPEN REHEARSAL AND DANCE TALKS AT THE KELLER!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010 / 12:30 - 5:45pm / THE KELLER AUDITORIUM
Chauncey Parsons and Leta Biasucci on stage during company class at the Keller Auditorium. Photo by Roslyn Barnfield.
SCHEDULE
12:30 - 4:30pm Company Class & The Sleeping Beauty Rehearsal
4:30-5:45 Dance Talks LEARN MORE
The third annual Oregon Days of Culture take place October 1 - 8, 2010 to commemorate the anniversary of Oregon's cultural tax credit and celebrate the vibrancy of Oregon heritage, humanities and arts. As part of the Oregon Cultural Trust's Days of Culture celebration, OBT will be opening up company class and Keller Auditorium rehearsals to the general public on Thursday, October 7th. Stop in to get a behind-the scenes look at preparations for The Sleeping Beauty!
And don't miss Dance Talks that same afternoon. Moderated by Christopher Stowell, this 75 minute forum will make extensive use of historical video footage and photography to assist audience members in contextualizing The Sleeping Beauty. Dance Talks is also FREE and open to the public. No reservation necessary!
Fall.ART.Live
Sunday, September 12, 2010 / Director Park / 815 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR
A FREE daylong festival celebrating Portland’s vibrant performing arts scene!
- Outdoor Performances by Oregon Ballet Theatre and other local arts organizations!
- Workshops for kids and adults!
- Ticket giveaways and other great prizes!
- The opportunity to learn about Portland’s fall arts season and purchase tickets to upcoming shows
WATERFRONT CONCERT WITH THE OREGON SYMPHONY
Thursday, Sept 2, 2010 / Tom McCall Waterfront Park / 1020 Naito Pkwy
Program began at 7:00pm
Principal Dancer Kathi Martuza, Soloist Candace Bouchard, Soloist Brett Bauer and company performed an excerpt from Christopher Stowell's The Sleeping Beauty at the 2010 Symphony Waterfront Concert. Click below to see photos from rehearsal and performance!
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FIRST THURSDAY WITH OBT AND WK12
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Portland Center Stage Main Lobby
128 NW Eleventh Ave
Portland, OR 97209
OBT DANCERS PERFORM AT PORTLAND'S 2010 BASTILLE DAY CELEBRATION
PORTLAND'S BASTILLE DAY CELEBRATION
Saturday, July 10, 2010 / Jamison Square Park / 12 noon - 8pm
Free and open to the public
OBT dancers will perform at approximately 4:30pm
OBT Soloist Candace Bouchard and others will perform. Event also features French wine, cuisine, art and sport; Portland Waiters Race, pétanque exhibitions and "Le Jazz" by the Patrick Lamb Band. Portland's Bastille Day Website
Fall.ART.Live
Saturday, August 29, 2009 / 11am - 6pm / OBT Studios
2009 BASTILLE DAY CELEBRATION
Saturday, July 11, 2009 / 12 noon - 8pm / Jamison Square Park / 810 NW 11th Ave
OBT dancers Gavin Larsen, Candace Bouchard, Lucas Threefoot and Steven Houser perform at the 2009 Portland Bastille festival.
